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A city of 10,160 people in Kentucky
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City in Kentucky, United States1775Established
10,171Population
7.9 sq miArea
843 ftElevation
Paris is a home rule–class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and the county seat. It lies 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Lexington on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, it had a population of 10,171.
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ZIP code40361–40362, 40361, 40362
Area code859
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DistrictBourbon CountySchools10
Bourbon Central Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 459 students
Cane Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 453 students
Paris Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 346 students
Bourbon County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 555 students
Paris Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 180 students
Bourbon County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 764 students
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